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HELLENIC AMERICAN UNION

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ECPE Updates

A presentation in view of the May 2021 updates

Hellenic American Union





Younger test

takers will be

able to succeed



Writing



Why is the new WRI ‘friendlier’?

o Assessment Criteria will help those with ‘weak’ grammar and vocabulary

achieve higher scores than they do now

o More time is given

ECPE Writing now ECPE Writing - May 2021

Topic 1: Essay

Topic 2: Essay

Task Requirement: Test takers write one

response considering and presenting

multiple points of view.

Length requirement: between 1.5-2 A4

pages

Clues/Ideas given: NO

Planning area: Test booklet back cover

Duration: 30 min.

Topic 1: Proposal/Article

Topic 2: Essay

Task Requirement: Test takers write one

response considering and presenting

multiple points of view.

Length requirement: approx. 2 A4 pages

Clues/Ideas given: YES (should use at least

one!)

Planning area: Next page

Duration: 45 min.



ECPE Writing now ECPE Writing - May 2021

1. Rhetoric

2. Grammar / Syntax

3. Vocabulary

(Equal weight in each criterion)

Scores assigned:

1-5 for Rhetoric

1-5 for Grammar/Syntax

1-5 for Vocabulary

1. Task completion (including use of

sources)

2. Development (including organization)

3. Language (Grammar/Vocabulary)

4. Authorial voice (how original and

engaging the writing is)

(Different weight per criterion)

Scores assigned:

1-5 for Task completion

1-5 for Development

1-7 for Language

1-3 for Authorial Voice

SCORING CRITERIA SCORING CRITERIA



Listening



Part 1: much simpler (question appears in test booklet)

Part 2: stronger context, info requested follows same order as info heard, much

friendlier for test takers with short concentration span who might not focus in

current format due to very short question length, prep time is given to see qs

Part 3: is heard twice, prep time is given to preview qs

ECPE Listening now ECPE Listening - May 2021

Part 1: 15-20 short conversations

no question given

3 options (a-b-c)

Part 2: 10-15 question-response

3 options given (a-b-c)

Part 3: 3 segments from radio program

(interview)


no preparation time is given

Duration: 35 min.

Part 1: 20 short conversations

question given

4 options (a-b-c-d)

Part 2: 3 short talks followed by 6 qs

4 options (a-b-c-d)

preparation time: 30 sec.

Part 3: 2 segments from radio program

(interview)


preparation time: 30 sec.

Duration: 50 min.



GCVR



Why is the new format ‘friendlier’ than the current one?

o Fewer grm-vocab items (less time-consuming than now)

o More Vocabulary questions in Reading (word meaning in context)

o Vocabulary and Grammar in context is also tested in Cloze

o More grammar is dealt with in the Reading texts (this helps!)

Note: (Text length in Reading passages remains the same)

ECPE GCVR now ECPE GCVR - May 2021

Grammar: 40 items - 4 options (a-b-c-d)

Cloze: 20 items – 4 options (a-b-c-d)

Vocabulary: 40 items 4 options (a-b-c-d)

Reading: 4 texts with 5 items (each) and

4 options (a-b-c-d) – 20 items in total

Total no of items: 120

Duration: 75 min.

Grammar: 16 items - 4 options (a-b-c-d)

Cloze: 20 items – 4 options (a-b-c-d)

Vocabulary: 16 items 4 options (a-b-c-d)

Reading: 3 texts with 6 items (each) and

4 options (a-b-c-d) – 18 items in total

Total no of items: 70

Duration: 55 min.



Thank you!

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